Vicente Leñero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vicente Leñero

Mexican writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2014

Profession: screenwriter, dramaturge, journalist, film director, civil engineer

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vicente Leñero Otero (June 9, 1933 – December 3, 2014) was a Mexican novelist, journalist, and playwright.
He wrote numerous books, stories, and plays, including a theatrical adaptation of Oscar Lewis's The Children of Sanchez.
He was awarded the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia in 2001, and the following year he received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes de México (National Prize of Arts and Sciences) for literature and linguistics.